A scapegoat suddenly fell from the sky, and Goku certainly would not accept it. He did not want to cause a misunderstanding with Chi-Chi, so he immediately cleared himself of any suspicion.
When everyone heard that the young man named Trunks was actually the child of Bulma and Vegeta, their expressions were truly priceless.
"How is that possible? I would never be interested in that guy!"
After returning to West City, they recounted the events to Bulma and Chi-Chi. At first, Bulma found it quite interesting when she heard that her son had come from the future to warn them about enemies who would appear in a few years.
When she learned that this son was born to her and the man named Vegeta, her first reaction was: impossible, absolutely impossible.
"That young man named Trunks can transform into a Super Saiyan, so he definitely has Saiyan blood. And his appearance does look somewhat similar to yours... so..."
If it was not Vegeta, then it was Goku. It could not possibly be Raditz, right?
Bulma glanced at Raditz beside her and waved her hands frantically before anyone even mentioned him. Although Raditz was not ugly and was also tall, his personality was far too terrible. There was absolutely no way she would fall for that man.
"Just treat it as a parallel world. Don't overthink it. Maybe in some parallel world, you ended up with someone else!"
Ethan had not said a word until he saw the conversation drifting further and further off topic.
"Compared to all that, let's think about the enemies we'll be facing!"
Trunks had made a mistake. He only said the enemies were Androids but did not give more detailed information, such as the fact that the Androids had no Ki. This led to Goku and the others being put on the defensive from the start in the story, with Yamcha being seriously injured and nearly killed by Android 20, Dr. Gero himself.
"According to Trunks' description, the enemies this time are very powerful. Even Trunks and Gohan, who can transform into Super Saiyans, couldn't defeat them, so..."
Ethan brought up the main point. How strong were enemies that even Super Saiyans could not defeat? Everyone knew how powerful Super Saiyans were. For Tien Shinhan and Yamcha, they were almost beings they could only look up to.
"Even Super Saiyans can't handle them..."
Their strength was simply unimaginable. Perhaps only Ethan and Goku here could fight those enemies.
"Anyway, I don't want to die in a few years."
Piccolo glanced at Goku beside him. After traveling with Goku's family and even returning to his homeland, Planet Namek, he had originally planned to return to Earth and continue living and training alone. Even though Goku's power was beyond imagination, he still wanted to work hard to catch up, hoping to defeat Goku one day.
Now it seemed he could not train slowly by himself. With only three years, he had to significantly raise his power level in a short amount of time.
At that moment, he remembered the suggestion the Grand Elder had given him: fuse with Kami again. Only then could he truly unlock his potential.
"Tsk."
Piccolo was annoyed just thinking about that scenario, so he decided to train hard on his own first. Since Goku had excellent training methods and equipment here, he felt he could improve his strength through specialized training.
"I need to borrow some things here for training."
"No problem, the Gravity Room is available to everyone."
Everyone was living there, and the place was large enough that having one more Piccolo was no big deal at all. Especially since Piccolo did not need to eat and did not even need a separate room to rest. He could simply find an empty spot to meditate.
"Although I don't think I can reach the level of a Super Saiyan even if I train desperately... I'm not willing to just die like this, so I'm going to train desperately too!"
Yamcha's words echoed the feelings of the other Earthlings. No one was willing to quietly wait for death, especially when they were not completely without a chance of survival.
At the very least, they knew the enemies existed, knew how powerful they were, and had enough time to prepare. That was infinitely better than knowing nothing and suddenly running into powerful enemies.
"Let's all work hard together!"
Goku suddenly turned his head and glanced at Ethan. After returning this time, he felt a noticeable change in Ethan's Ki. It seemed even more powerful.
"I'm really looking forward to training with you this time."
Ethan smiled. He knew Goku must have improved during his travels, and his battle-loving blood was starting to boil again.
Unfortunately, Ethan would not be having those no-holds-barred sparring sessions with him this time. He already had a set training plan.
"I'm afraid this training will be very different from what you're expecting!"
Goku did not understand what Ethan meant, but it did not matter. He would understand soon enough.
Ethan was constantly working to convert the power boost from his transformation into the strength of his base form. During one special training session, Goku looked at the small wings behind Ethan, only slightly larger than his palms but emitting a terrifying aura comparable to when he had transformed before, and knew that this method of improvement was completely feasible.
"You can use your transformation ability like that?"
"My situation is quite special. Yoruichi can't improve her strength the way I can!"
To put it simply, Ethan's true power was very, very strong. What he was doing now was merely retrieving the power he had possessed in the past, which was why this method was feasible for him.
Yoruichi had already excavated her inner potential. She was now genuinely improving through training.
A situation like his, to put it plainly, was like cheating. But this cheat was something he had worked hard for countless years to obtain, so he did not feel bad about using it.
"I wonder if I can do that?"
"Theoretically, yes!"
The Super Saiyan transformation was an explosive application of one's own energy, unleashing a vast amount of energy that would normally be consumed over a very long period in a short time, bursting forth with fighting power far exceeding the base form for a certain duration.
In addition, the special cells within a Saiyan's body undergo a certain kind of special reinforcement during transformation, allowing the body to withstand the massive power output.
Theoretically, as long as one has sufficient control over their own power and their body is strong enough, they can perform similar operations even without transforming.
Following this theory, Goku pondered how he should train. His first decision was to maintain the Super Saiyan state at all times.
The Super Saiyan state consumed a lot of energy. To maintain it for a long time, he had to find ways to reduce the power consumption and also suppress the excited state after transforming, maintaining his rationality.
This was a multi-faceted training of power control, mental will, and more. If Goku could complete this training, his strength would undergo a qualitative improvement.
"Full Power, huh?"
Super Saiyan Full Power was considered the peak state of the Super Saiyan level. If Goku could truly reach this level, not to mention those two weaklings, Android 19 and Android 20, even the powerful Android 17 and Android 18 would no longer be a problem.
The only opponent he could not defeat would be Cell. And that undefeatable opponent was precisely Ethan's next target.
"Just the Black Dragon energy isn't enough... It would be great if I could draw out other powers as well."
The power he had suppressed was not just the Black Dragon power. It could be said that the Black Dragon power was only a very small portion of the power within him.
If he could draw out his vast divine power, then Ethan felt that neither Cell nor Buu would be a problem anymore.
But... could his current body withstand such immense power?
Ethan's current physical strength far exceeded that of ordinary humans, but it was still nowhere near enough to withstand divine power. From this perspective, absorbing and digesting the Black Dragon energy first to strengthen his body was a very correct choice.
"Did I stumble into the right direction?"
According to the characteristics of this world, even without absorbing the Black Dragon energy, as long as he persisted in training hard, his physical strength could still reach a sufficient level. However, that would take more time. Considering that the enemies' strength grew exponentially later on, step-by-step training might not keep up with the plot's development, resulting in the mission not being completed.
Flapping his palm-sized little wings, Ethan sat cross-legged on the ground, lost in thought.
Now, his Black Dragon energy was almost completely digested. As his wings flapped gently, they became smaller and smaller until they disappeared, leaving only a small horn on his head.
Once the horn also disappeared, Ethan could draw out more Black Dragon energy and repeat the process.
He felt he could wait a little before the next digestion. He planned to properly adapt to his current physical strength, making sure there were no side effects before starting the next cycle.
At this moment, Goku had also assumed a similar posture. In his Super Saiyan state, Goku did not have the fiery golden aura around him and was working hard to suppress the urge to fight bubbling up from within him.
After watching for a while, Ethan stood up, put away his transformation, which had barely changed, and left the training room where the gravity environment had not been enabled.
When he came back after taking a shower, Goku was still sitting there. He did not disturb the training fanatic and simply walked out.
Seeing that it was still early, Ethan decided to go for a walk by the artificial lake.
At this time, everyone was training, so he expected the artificial lake area to be empty. Unexpectedly, he saw Bulma there.
"Zoning out here alone?"
Ethan took a look. Bulma was sitting on the ground by the shore, with some snacks and beer beside her.
"Ethan?"
When she turned around, her face was as red as a ripe apple, and combined with the pile of empty cans in front of her, it seemed she was already drunk.
"Come join... retch."
"..."
(To be continued.)
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